HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software User Manual
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Code examples and messages appear as follows (though there may be some
exceptions, such as when the code is part of a diagram):
MakeDatabase
...
StoreDatabase temp DB32
In examples of coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not
shown for purposes of brevity.
Conventions in Syntax Explanations
Syntax definitions appear as follows:
S
toreDatabase [temp|perm] (
database-name
...)
The following table lists the conventions used in syntax explanations:
Font
Convention
Bold
Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus,
menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example, bold is used in
sentences such as the following:
• From the File menu, choose Open.
• Click the Cancel button.
• In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics
Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text provided by the user or system.
Italics are also used for emphasis. For example:
• Write the command as follows:
copy
source-file target-file
• Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font
A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output
by the system. For example:
• At the prompt, enter
dir
.
• Use the
send
command to send mail.
• The following message is displayed:
The password is incorrect.
Example font or symbol
Convention
StoreDatabase
Code-font characters must be entered exactly as shown.
database-name
This font style marks a placeholder that indicates where appropriate characters are
to be entered in an actual command.
SD
Bold code-font characters indicate the abbreviation for a command.
perm
Underlined characters indicate the default value.